Sunday Show 4/20/14
History of Easter
The exact origins of this religious feast day’s
name are unknown. Some sources claim the word Easter is derived from
Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. Other accounts
trace Easter to the Latin term hebdomada alba, or white week, an
ancient reference to Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s
resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important
holiday.
Captain America beats off Johnny Depp and singing parrots
Captain America
continues to vanquish box office foes, triumphing in ticket sales for
the third consecutive week and beating formidable contender Johnny
Depp. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" added another
$26 million to its coffers, according to studio estimates Sunday,
while Depp's sci-fi thriller, "Transcendence," opened in
fourth place with $11
million.
Congressman introduces
“Contempt Act” to withhold Eric Holder's salary
Rep. Blake Farenthold
(R-Texas) has introduced a bill called the "Contempt Act,"
which would prevent current and future federal employees from
collecting their taxpayer-funded salaries as long as they're being
held in contempt of
Congress.
Whitefish shortage
causing Passover meal problems
A shortage of whitefish
in the Great Lakes region resulting partly from the winter deep
freeze is coming at an inconvenient time for Jewish families: the
Passover holiday, when demand is high because it's a key ingredient
in a traditional
recipe.
Colorado Dems abandon
abortion bill after Archbishop leads rally at Statehouse
Democrats in
the Colorado state Senate abandoned a NARAL-supported bill that would
have banned “interference with an individual’s reproductive
health care decisions” after Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila led a
rally of more than a thousand pro-life activists on the steps of the
statehouse
Tuesday.
Stockpiles of Roche
Tamiflu drug are waste of money, review finds
Researchers who have
fought for years to get full data on Roche's flu medicine Tamiflu
said on Thursday that governments who stockpile it are wasting
billions of dollars on a drug whose effectiveness is in
doubt.
Five facts about
Marijuana
Pot enthusiasts
celebrate April 20 as the international day of marijuana. This drug,
long outlawed in the United States, has gained growing public
acceptance. Both Washington state and Colorado now allow legal sales
of recreational marijuana to adults ages 21 or
older.
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